Image of Sten Mk V 9 mm sub-machine gun, 1944-c.1950 (sub machine by English School, (20th century)

Sten Mk V 9 mm sub-machine gun, 1944-c.1950 (sub machine gun, Sten, 9 mm Mk...

IMAGE number: NAM5930087
Image title: Sten Mk V 9 mm sub-machine gun, 1944-c.1950 (sub machine gun, Sten, 9 mm Mk V)
Artist: English School, (20th century) / English
Location: National Army Museum, London
Medium: sub machine gun, Sten, 9 mm Mk V
Date: 1944 AD (C20th AD)

Image description: Sten Mk V 9 mm sub-machine gun, 1944-1950 (c). Developed in 1944 to produce a firearm which had a better finish than the previous utilitarian weapons. It still retained the faults of the earlier marks of Sten, including the magazine feed which often caused the gun to jam. It also had a reputation for going off when you least expected it. Although superseded by the Patchett in 1953 and then the Stirling, the Sten was still used in Korea, Kenya and Malaya unless a more reliable weapon was available.
Photo credit: © National Army Museum / Bridgeman Images
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